-40- (27) Tuamotu group. French (since 1880) Ducie, Henderson, Oeno, and Pitcairn are outliers, belonging to Great Britain, and are enumerated beyond (as 27a). Also called "Dangerous" Archipelago, "Distant" Islands, "Low" Archipelago, "Paumotu" Archipelago, "Submissive" Islands; Tuamotu is the French official name; South Pacific naviga-tors call the group "Motu". "Nearly all" of the ids. are inhab.; natives are nearly all Christianized, and "reported to be honest and trustworthy." The ids. extend for nearly 1000 miles, from s. e. to n. w. Bad hurricanes swept many of the islands in Sept., 1877; Feb., 1878; and Jan., 1903; at the last date the "small brush-wood disappeared" on many of the ids. Seat of government is at Rotoava, on Fakarawa. Nos. 1-54 are in west group. os. 55-76 are in east group. } So numbered here, for convenience. raro = leeward; runga = windward. Aatao [= Angatau] Actaeon group (comprises Maturei vavao, Tenararo, Tenarunga, and (Vehanga. The inhab. said to be (now or formerly) (hostile. (Brigham says names of ids. are much mixed on the charts.) Amphitrite group. Adventure [= Motutunga] Agakanitai [= Agakaitai] Agakuitai {islet of Mangareva. Ahangatiu [= Angatau] Ahangatou [= Angatau] Ahe [= Ahii] 10. Ahii (14 x 7 mi.; low; coral; wooded; shallow lagoon, with Ahe. opening for small vessels on n. w. side; tempo- Oahe. rarily inhab. Peacock. The U. S. Expl. Exped. stopped here Sept. 7, 1839, for 3 hours, and Peale records "some clusters of very large trees with dense foliage of a dark green colour", also cocoanuts. He says "birds were not numerous", and consisted "of the same species found before." Ahunii [= Ahumui] Ahumui (of Brigham) [= Fangataufa.] 49. Ahumui (small, oval atoll; 3.7 mi. in diam; coral; deep, Ahunii. closed lagoon; hard wood occurs & probably Byam. other trees; not inhab. Byam Martin. 19° 37' S.; 140° 25' W. Martin.